The University of Tulsa is one of just 37 colleges and universities awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students (IDEAS) Program this year.
IDEAS grants help establish, expand, and/or broaden study abroad opportunities in support of U.S. foreign policy goals. The University of Tulsa plans to use the funds to develop a fourth destination for JumpstartTU in 2025.
“The U.S. Department of State is proud to support these U.S. colleges and universities as they build capacity for more American students to study abroad in diverse locations around the world. Increasing the number of U.S. students with international experiences is part of our investment in ensuring that our country’s future leaders have the skills they need in fields ranging from global health to technology and innovation,” said Heidi Manley, chief of USA Study Abroad.
IDEAS grants will support programming to 36 destinations around the world.
“We are thrilled to receive this IDEAS grant! It was truly a team effort by our study abroad staff team and faculty,” said Vivian Wang, vice provost for global engagement at The University of Tulsa. “The grant allows us to develop a new destination – in Dubai – for our JumpstartTU program and further enhance our students’ global experiences. The grant will also support our efforts to advance strategic diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives within our study abroad programming.”
Since 2016, the IDEAS Program has awarded 216 grants to 205 institutions in 49 U.S. states and territories. In addition to the IDEAS grant competition, the program also offers opportunities for international educators at U.S. colleges and universities to participate in free virtual and in-person study abroad capacity-building activities.
IDEAS is a program of the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the federal government and supported in its implementation by World Learning.